Comment by c7b

2 days ago

You're saying this as if emulation (which Wine isn't really, more of a Win32 API compatibility layer; WINE literally stands for 'WINE Is Not an Emulator') was a bad thing. In reality, a lot of games benchmark better on Linux than on Windows today.

Emulation is not a bad thing - it gives users options. My point is that Microsoft were the only ones who managed to make a stable gaming platform.

Also "a lot of games benchmark better" - some games. And then some games don't work at all. And some games work with minor or significant issues. Which is not a slight against Wine and Proton as it's not an easy task.

  • Can't speak to it myself, but I'm not sure how up to date your infos are. I read a lot of reviews and it seems that the vast majority of the Steam catalogue should run fine on Linux today. The most important exceptions are games that require kernel-level anti-cheat (so if you're into online multiplayer games that could be a dealbreaker).